Self-adjusting curtain-draper



J. L. KINIKIN. l SELF ADJUSTING CURTAIN DHAPER.

APPLlcmoN msn nzc.2a, 1919.

1,344,233. Patentd June 22, 1920.

oRNEYs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN LEVI KINIKIN, or GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

l, SELF-ADJUSTING CURTAIN DRAPAER.

lTo all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN L. KINIKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garden City, in the county of Finney and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Self-Adjusting Curtain-Draper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to means adapted for being secured to window or door casings for draping curtains, portieres and the like and primarily the said invention has for its purpose to provide a device or means of the character stated of a very simple nature, that can' be economically constructed and that is capable of being conveniently'and securely applied to a window or door casing without the necessity of using screws and other securing devices and which is self-adjustable whereby it can be instantly fitted onto differentk widths of cas-I inUs.

further object of my invention is to provide a curtain draper, of the kind stated having the .parts so designed and coperatively arran ed whereby it may be so a plied and adjusted along the casing wit out contact with the curtain or portiere andA with which the curtain or portire may be readily engaged and held from being disconnected therefrom under the ordinary hanging of the drapery.

With other objects in view and which will be apparent, my invention embodies, ina curtain draper, the peculiar features of construction and novel arrangement of parts fully set out in the following detailed description, specifically stated in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a window and its casing and my improved curtain draping device shown as applied for use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, the same being shown applied to a window casing, the latter being shown in horizontal section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device, the manner of draping the curtain being indicated in this view.

Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe two resilient band portions in blank form and the spring device hereinafter more specifically reerred to. i

In the practical arrangement thereof, my improved curtain dra ing device consists of a body composed o two bands or strips Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 22, 1920, Application led December 23, 1919. Serial No. 346,914.

1, 1, of resilient metal and of unequal length, as isv best shown in Fig. 4.

One of the said metal strips, the shorter one, has one end 10 bent back upon itself to tion to form a clamping member 3 adapted for fitting over and engaging onel edge, the inner one 40, of the window casing 4, when fille parts are-assembled for use, as shown in The inner or free end of the shorter member 1 is doubled back into'a U-shaped arm 5, the free end of which terminates in substantially transverse alinement with the vertical loop 2.

- The larger one of the strips 1 has one en bent back upon itself to form a vertical loop 2O and has the extremity of the bentback portion bent inwardly at right angles to constitute a clamping member 30, which, when the 'parts are assembled asl in Figs. 1 and 2, extends over and engages the other edge 41 of the window casing, see Fig. 2.

he outer end of the longer strip 1 is also bent to form a U-shaped arm 50 and the said arm 50 is of a len h suiicient to extend over and engage with the free end of the shorter U-shaped arm 5, its extremitv being rounded outwardly, las at 52, to facilitate entering the curtain or other drapery between the two opposing arms 5 and 50, which together form an inclosure within which the curtain may be draped, as is clearly .indicated in Fig. 1.

6 deslgnates a stout coil spring, the opposite ends of ywhich are each attached to a triangular wire clip 7 which latter, when assembling the parts for use, may be readily slipped between the looped ends of their respectively engaged arms 5 and 50 and fitted within the loops 2 and 20 of the said arms, it being apparent, by reference to the drawings, that by connecting the spring 6 to the inner ends of the curtain container Aarms 5 and 50as stated and shown, the

desired position for holding the draper curtain portions, it is only necessary to apply outward pressure to the two opposing arms and 50, in the direction of the arrows on Fig. 2, to sufficiently release the clamps and that they may be freely slid up or down the casing edges, as desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, the manner of use and the advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

The body of the device consists essentially of two fiat strips of resilient metal capable of being bent up to the desired shape, which provides for manufacturing the device at a very small cost, and, since no screws or like fastening means are needed for holding the device in place on the window casing,

scratching or otherwise inarring the casing is avoided.

By forming the device in the shape of a container in which the folds of the draped curtain may be easily inserted andfheld, danger of the curtain becoming soiled by contact with the screen or drawn through the window opening in also overcome.

That I claim is:

l. A curtain draper composed of two opposing and overlapping resilient `U-shaped members, one `of the ends of each of said members constituting a` clamp portion for engagement with the edge of a window casinfr a tension device for drawing the `said ends together, whereby the clamp portions are caused to grip the opposite edges of the window casing.

2. A curtain draper composed of two resilient members bent into U-shape, one end of each of the U-shaped members being bent back upon itself, whereby to constitute a loop at the bend of the said member, the eX- tremities of the said bent back members being projected at right angles to the body of the said members, whereby toconstitute clamps for engaging a window casing edge,

a spring interposed between the looped ends of the resilient members, a link connected to each end of the spring, the said-ends being adapted for slipping between the bent back or lapped portions of the resilient members,

whereby to engage with `the looped ends thereof.

3. A curtain draper composed of two opi posing resilient U-shaped members, one of the ends of each of said members being bent to constitute a clamp portion for engagement with the edge of a window casing, a tension device for drawing the saidfends together, whereby the clamp portions are caused to grip the opposite edges of the window casing, one ofthe said resilient `members being of greater length than the other and held overlapped and closely against the outer or free end of the other resilient member.

JOHN LEVI KINIKIN; 

